Walking In Forgiveness

Have you been holding on to unforgiveness? It's time to let go and be set free from the bondage of unforgiveness. Begin your day feeling centered and at peace by getting rid of the junk of unforgiveness and setting the tone for your day. Let these words fill your heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit. Enjoy the freedom and tranquility that comes with walking in forgiveness. Let these words encourage and inspire you throughout your day. Blessings!

Transcript

Hello friend,

I hope you're in good health and all is well.

I want to talk to you about forgiveness.

You know,

If you're like most people,

You know,

You live in your house for years and you accumulate a lot of things,

You know,

Some valuable,

Some just junk,

You know,

As we go through life,

We go through things.

People hurt us.

We hurt people,

You know,

Unfulfilled expectations,

You know,

From others,

Of ourselves,

Parents and you know,

Spouses sometimes,

You know,

Things don't go the way we want and then we hold on to things,

We hold on to it even though we're supposed to let it go and we just kind of,

You know,

I'm not going to let this go,

I'm holding on to this junk.

So I wanted to give you some ideas and how to really handle it and a few things we need to get out of the way.

You cannot sustain any meaningful relationship without forgiveness.

It's just not possible.

As as humans,

We are flawed,

You know,

We're not perfect.

We make decisions,

We make choices that sometimes,

At the time that we were making the choice,

We thought it was a great move and it made sense,

But then the robber hits the road and we realized that,

You know,

It was a bad decision and we hurt people and,

You know,

People feel angry and all of that,

You know,

Being angry and being disappointed,

There's not anything wrong,

Inherently wrong with that per se,

But,

You know,

Sometimes it's just holding on to it and not letting it go and it's hurting us,

You know,

The other day I was talking to one of my boys,

Apparently somebody did something at school that he didn't like and,

You know,

He let it upset him so much that,

You know,

It ruined his whole day and I was like,

Okay,

Well,

Let's talk about this.

What do you think the person who did this to you?

What do you think they are doing right now?

Well,

He's like,

I don't know.

I'm like,

Yeah,

You don't know.

Is it possible that right now he's probably having steak for dinner and he's probably having good conversations with friends and family and all of that?

It's possible.

I said,

Yeah,

You know,

Sometimes things happen.

People do things to us and they move on.

And we're stuck with the aftereffects of all of that to deal with,

You know,

And we carry this throughout the years.

You know,

The pain is real,

I'm not disputing that.

I don't want to minimize your pain.

I hear stories all the time about people who experience great pain and sometimes what makes it hurt so much is that,

You know,

The pain is being inflicted by people who are very close.

It could be a spouse.

It could be a family member,

You know,

Somebody you trusted so much and,

You know,

They inflict this pain through their actions.

What do you tell the faithful wife that did everything that she was supposed to do?

But the husband went out anyway and cheated and broke the trust and,

You know,

The sacred vows they exchanged.

All kinds of things.

The best friend that betrayed you and,

You know,

Backstabbing you,

They're very real.

And so I'm not minimizing that.

What I'm saying is,

In spite of all of this,

You're going to have to forgive in order to move on in life.

As painful as it is,

That's the truth.

Sometimes you're going to have to forgive to mend that relationship.

You can't keep holding on to things that were done to you years ago or maybe,

You know,

Was done more recently.

But sometimes you're going to have to forgive for your own sanity,

For your own health,

For your own good.

So who do you have to forgive today?

Is it your husband?

Is it your son,

Your daughter,

Friend,

Your boss?

You got to let go.

You can't hold on to it and expect to be doing well.

I mean,

How many people are we holding hostage in our hearts?

You know,

Sitting here thinking about,

Oh,

That was so bad.

He did this.

He did that.

And I am so upset.

I'll never forgive him.

Well,

Sometimes you just have to let go.

You have to forgive and move on.

You know,

Walking in unforgiveness,

It's kind of like drinking poison and expecting another person to die.

The one that drinks the poison is the one that dies.

And unforgiveness is poison because you have poison in your system.

Every time that you hear about this person,

The person who inflicted that pain,

You get so upset.

You know,

Your body is thrown into this chaotic,

You know,

State and your body begins to produce all of these chemicals and that's all wrong for you.

Become stressed and depressed.

Don't you think it's time to let it go?

We all got some work to do there.

But I just want to ask you,

You know,

Are you going to let go or are you going to?

Instead of stay at where you are right now.

Well,

You don't know what this person did.

Sure,

I don't know.

But we've all at some point have had to forgive.

I'm not telling you something that I haven't experienced.

I have been hurt by so many people.

But I made a choice to let it go and not hold on to unforgiveness,

Hold people hostage in my heart and I'm not sure that's what you want.

And so,

I want you to consider who do you have to forgive today?

Let go.

Let go.

Let go.

It's important.

It's good for your health.

Forgive them.

Let go.

Not only that,

Sometimes too,

We have people that because of things you did in the past,

You're stuck in this place where you can't forgive yourself,

Although maybe all the people you hurt have forgiven you,

But you,

The guilt of it is just so immense and enormous that you can't forgive yourself.

Well,

You got to learn to forgive yourself.

You can't live in the past.

You got to live in the present.

If you've been forgiven,

Then you have to let go and walk in forgiveness.

Got to forgive yourself.

If you can't forgive yourself,

You can't forgive others.

Who do you need to forgive today?

Maybe you need to forgive yourself.

Maybe you need to forgive others.

But I want to also tell you this,

Ultimately,

You know,

We're also accountable to God.

So if you haven't asked forgiveness from God,

That's probably the most important thing.

If God forgives you,

Then he expects you to forgive others.

You can't ask for forgiveness whilst you're holding on to unforgiveness.

It doesn't work that way.

If it was given to you freely,

You need to give it to others freely.

How do you want to be treated?

Imagine that you did something really terrible and the person you did to say,

I'll never forgive you.

How does that make you feel?

So we all need to forgive.

Don't walk in unforgiveness.

Walk in forgiveness.

It frees you to be able to move on with your life and not get stuck in the past.

And so I encourage you today,

Think about people you need to forgive and forgive them.

If you need to call people and let them know,

Hey,

I'm sorry I had been holding on to this thing you did and I forgive you.

Let it go.

Let it go.

For your own good,

Let it go.

Don't hold on to this.

Just let it go.

I pray that you reach out to people that you need to forgive or if you can't reach out to them,

Well,

Just make it a point to forgive them in your heart and say,

I let go,

I let go,

Let go.

Lastly,

Let me pray with you.

God,

I pray for my friend who's listening to me right now.

Regardless of whatever has been done to them,

Lord,

I pray that they will find it in their heart to forgive and move on.

The pain is real.

The pain is fresh.

But Lord,

We know you have the power over our pain and troubles and you have the power to turn things that were meant for evil for our good.

And so I pray for my friend right now that you give them the courage and the strength to be able to forgive and not walk in unforgiveness.

Take that first step and walk into their new life free of holding people hostage in their hearts and head and mind and everything.

Lord,

I also pray for those who may be under the weight of guilt of the past,

Things they did that they just can't forgive themselves.

I pray,

God,

That you help them.

That you free them,

Lord.

And Lord,

If anybody is listening and doesn't know you,

Lord,

I pray that they'll come to know your true forgiveness.

And from there,

They can go on and forgive others.

I thank you for my friend.

I pray for your blessings over my friend,

Whatever.

And maybe going through,

Lord,

I pray that you meet them at the point of their needs and bless them and bless their families,

Bless the work of their hands,

Bless everything they do.

We say all of this in Jesus' name.

Amen.

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Thanks for your prayers Joseph! 🙏

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